LOVING MY BEAST

THE EXCHANGE

Narrator’s POV

Claire passed by her little brother’s school to pick him up. She picked the boy who was already waiting at the gate and they walked home together. On their way the kid said the most surprising thing. “Cwaire are we going to be awight?” “What?” She was shocked by the boy’s grieving tone.

“Dad has weft us. Mom is aways twying to be stwong and smwile but I know she’s in pain and you, you aways cwome home with new bwuises. Your being buwied aren’t you.” He plainly points out in his adorable three-year-old voice. “No I-.” “Don’t wie to me. If onwy I was stwonger then, you wouldn’t be suffwering so much.” The three-year-old was shivering with his head lowered. Small hick sounds were coming from him. She squatted so she was on the same eye level as him.

 She cupped his cheeks with both hands her hands practically covered his whole head.  “How old are you?” she asked him. “Thwee.” He answered looking down as if he’s ashamed of his age. “Then act like it. Listen, grown every grown-up has problems and they could range from the dumbest things to risky ones. And that’s why we are grown-ups because we are old enough to handle them. Problems are not for little kids. Little kids have one thing and that to be happy. So smile because it’s enough to wipe out some if not all our problems. Okay.” Clear kisses him on the fore head and wipes the tear trail from his cheeks with her thumb with a small smile.

His head remains down as if pondering something. “But I thought problems are best solved together.” He drops another bomb leaving her a bit baffled at this little one’s smart mouth. She gave up. “I agree.” Claire engulf her little brother in a warm hug.

CLAIRE’S POV

We go home to an empty house. My mom is still at still at work I just hope she’s fine and not over working herself. My mom is a pastry chef, the towns best with her excellent artistic cakes that always make people’s mouth water with just one look. I take my brother up, giving him a bath and changing him into a comfortable outfit. I go downstairs to whip up something for us to eat.

I look in the kitchen cabinet for an idea on what to make, Mac and cheese it is. I call him to the kitchen and we enjoy our super then we move to the hall and watch some cartoons.

Soon Max falls asleep and I carry him to his room. Tucking him in I affectionately kiss his head and he stirs a little before leaving his room. I go down stairs and prepare my books to study after a while I hear my mom’s car. I go out to meet her and help her with her things. We go inside and I put everything where it’s supposed to be in the kitchen. I go back to the living room and find my mom on the couch fast asleep. It’s no surprise she works hard every day to provide for us and my father didn’t help any more when he left us for that scheming snake. I grab a blanket and cover her kissing her good night and also go to sleep.

ALEXANDER’S POV

After parting with the boys I get in my car and drive of. On my way a smirk remained on my face no matter what I tried I couldn’t wipe it off. Thoughts of her filled my mind. Her beautiful eyes her moist lips the smell of her cologne was driving me crazy with want. As I enter the gates of the barren space I call home I go straight to my room. Cassandra, the house keeper greeted me with I dining table filled will delicacies. I sat and finished my food still wearing that smirk.

“My young master why do you wear the face of a groom on his wedding day.” Cassandra questions with a teasing look. Cassandra is then only person in this house apart from me. She followed me from my parents’ house and despite our difference in social status she remains like a mother to me.

I simply chuckled “Do I?” I said goodnight and head for my room informing her that she had the day off tomorrow.

As I lay myself to sleep I revise my plan in my head. “Claire Rivers, you’re mine.”

*****

Narrators POV

In school the next day Claire was quite restless, she kept praying for a miracle where that beast will forget their appointment or that he didn’t come to school today. She tried to stall for a while after school but keyword “tried”. She was looking into her locker staring at nothing in particular as her mind wondered off. Out of nowhere someone roughly grabbed her arm and pulled her slamming her back on the lockers she winced and shut her eyes on impact.

She slowly opened her eyes and in her line of sight was a fury red face with eyes blazing with fire. The once magnetic blue eyes now screamed death and she shivered in fear. A deep angry voice reached her ears “The f**k do you think you are? To make me wait so long, now you’re just asking to get hurt.” Claire opened her mouth and closed it but words did not form.

 He once again roughly grabbed her wrist and dragged me to his posh car. He roughly shoves her in and gets in the driver’s seat before she can get her seat belt on, he speeds out of the parking lot, his engine roaring. She grabs onto the seat belt scared at the crazy speed at which he was going. On the way Claire’s mind kept wondering why her.

Claire’s POV

Why does he give so much attention to the invisible nerd at school? He is one year my senior and the was no shortage of beautiful girls in his class. Most of all what was his goal in bringing me here?

He pulled into a three story mansion and I was speechless. He packed in the huge garage which was the size of my house. I got off holding both handles of my school bag, staring at my feet to avoid looking him directly in the eyes lord knows how terrified I am now.

He led me inside and I followed in without a word and an awkward silence tagged along. Inside the mansion I was left stupefied by the sheer size of the hall before the luxurious decor had even come to site. I noticed he had been staring at me with a strange look in his eyes like he was eyeing my body.

His gaze made me somewhat uncomfortable I feel my cheek burn up under his gaze. “Um” I try to distract his gaze “So w-where is the homework.” I said in a very small voice still looking at my shoes, fidgeting with my hands. He chuckles. What’s so funny?

“Follow me.” He leads me up to a room, once again I am stupefied. The room had a king sized bed themed blue and ash. “It’s beautiful.” I muttered without thinking and cover my mouth. “Um so well where’s the homework?” I nervously ask.

 I looked around but couldn’t find a stack of books that showed the was homework to be done. I felt weird in my stomach. Something was wrong, I can feel it in my gut and his chuckle confirmed my fears.

 “Nice to meet you. I’m Alexander White. Straight A student, future Harvard student and your senior. What makes you think I would ask you to do my homework for me.” He stated with his hooded eyes which made his blue orbs more attractive.

I gulped and took a step back. “Your quite naïve aren’t ya? Entering a man’s room like it’s nothing.” He continued closing the distance between us with a devilish smile which increased his s*x appeal.  While his deep husky voice tried to hypnotize me. I continued to back up unfortunately I tripped and landed on the soft bed on the. He immediately climbed on top of me.

“Please. Please don’t do this.” I was shaken my head and pushing his firm chest. “Don’t tell me what to do. I know about it all. How you stare at me during lunch, your fantasies I even know about your drawings.” My eyes widened in surprise when he mentioned my full name. How did he know about my drawing? My cheeks burned from sheer embarrassment. When I think about my lewd sketches of him.

My mind was currently in a daze and he took the opportunity to bury his face in my neck. “You have no idea what you do to me.” His words snap me out of my trans, once again I tried to push him away with all my might but he easily gets hold of my wrists pinning them above my head while the other hand placed on my hip began to ascend to my torso.

His hand slid under my shirt, the feeling of his hands on my bare skin made me shiver with delight. I shook by head and looked at him with pleading eyes.” “Alex please don’t do this to me. Please I beg you please.” My eyes started gathering tears, my head was light and I was scared.

He brought his lips to my ear and whispered his rough voice “Shh relax. We both want this. If you go through this, I will make sure high school becomes a breeze. No one will dare bother you.” I become still, at the moment high school is currently a nightmare the insults, the beating, the pain, everything. For one I’m sure his promise is not an empty one. If I do this, my life will be less dark, my academics will improve and… my brother will stop trying to grow fast to protect me and rather enjoy is childhood like a normal toddler should. This was a good exchange. Like her said...we both want this.

I relax agreeing to his proposal and surrendering my innocence… to my bully. I felt a tear falls when his entered me the short pain made me wince.